How to Get Away with Murder
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Created by | Peter Nowalk |
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Theme music composer | Photek |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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Original network | ABC |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
Original release | September 25, 2014 – present |
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How to Get Away with Murder (abbreviated as HTGAWM) is an American drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014.[1] The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. The series airs on ABC as part of a night of programming all under Rhimes's Shondaland production company.[2]
Viola Davis stars as Annalise Keating, a law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university who, with five of her students, becomes entwined in a murder plot.[3] The show features an ensemble cast with Davis as Annalise Keating, and Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as her students, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil as her employees and Billy Brown as a police detective and Annalise's lover. From season three onward, Conrad Ricamora was added to the main cast after recurring heavily in the previous two seasons.
For her portrayal, Viola Davis has received universal acclaim; she became the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, also winning two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series, and the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis has received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series, the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama. Other cast members have also received recognition for their performances, with Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King being nominated by the NAACP as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the Image Awards.
The show was named Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute and won Outstanding Drama Series at the Image Awards and GLAAD Awards.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||||
1 | 15 | September 25, 2014 | February 26, 2015 | 30 | 11.40[4] | ||
2 | 15 | September 24, 2015 | March 17, 2016 | 32 | 10.26[5] | ||
3 | 15 | September 22, 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Season 1
Annalise Keating is a prominent criminal defense attorney and law professor at Middleton University in Philadelphia. She selects five students to intern at her firm: Wes Gibbins, Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt, Asher Millstone, and Laurel Castillo. They work with Annalise's employees, Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom, an associate lawyer. As Season 1 introduces occasional clients for Keating, it explores two related murders through both flashback and flashforward sequences: Lila Stangard, mistress of Annalise's husband, a student at Middleton; and then Sam Keating, Annalise's husband, at the hands of Annalise's interns.
The first nine episodes alternate between the present-day timeline in medias res, depicting Wes, Connor, Michaela, and Laurel (The Keating 4) covering up Sam's murder by disposing of his body, and the flashbacks detailing the course of events leading up to Sam's death: Annalise becomes involved in the Lila Stangard investigation at Wes' urging, leading her to discover Sam's affair and creating suspicion that he killed Lila. The final six episodes explore Annalise's attempt to help her interns cover up Sam's murder and legally implicate Sam in Lila's death, and flashbacks to Lila's final moments before her murder.
Season 2
The first nine episodes focuses on Annalise's case of the Caleb and Catherine Hapstall, and their alleged involvement in the death of their adoptive parents. Wes in the meantime, teams up with Rebecca's foster brother to try and find Rebecca. Connor struggles with his relationship with Oliver, while Asher works with A.D.A. Emily Sinclair in order to protect his secrets. In the mid-season finale, Emily Sinclair is murdered, and Annalise helps cover it up, at the expense of her being shot in the stomach by Wes.
The second part of the season focuses on Wes' investigation around his mother's suicide ten years ago, and it is revealed from flashbacks how involved Annalise was with Wes' mother's suicide. The season ends with Annalise finding out that it was Frank that was responsible for her being in a car accident and losing her baby, and Annalise sends him away. Michaela and Asher hook up, and Wes meets up with his biological father right before his father is shot dead by an unknown shooter.
Season 3
The first nine episodes focuses on the aftermath of Wallace Mahoney's death, as well as a new mystery revolving around Annalise's house burning down and who was found dead inside. The events leading up to it involve Annalise starting a free legal clinic and struggling with alcoholism. Oliver starts working for Annalise, and he also leaves Connor when becoming disgusted with himself. Michaela and Asher's relationship starts to progress, as does Wes and Laurel's, and Frank starts working to repent for causing the death of Annalise's child. Ultimately, it's revealed that Wes died but was killed before the fire.
Cast and characters
Main
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||||||||
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Viola Davis | Annalise Keating | Main | |||||||||||
Billy Brown | Nate Lahey | Main | |||||||||||
Alfred Enoch | Wes Gibbins | Main | |||||||||||
Jack Falahee | Connor Walsh | Main | |||||||||||
Katie Findlay | Rebecca Sutter | Main | Guest | ||||||||||
Aja Naomi King | Michaela Pratt | Main | |||||||||||
Matt McGorry | Asher Millstone | Main | |||||||||||
Karla Souza | Laurel Castillo | Main | |||||||||||
Charlie Weber | Frank Delfino | Main | |||||||||||
Liza Weil | Bonnie Winterbottom | Main | |||||||||||
Conrad Ricamora | Oliver Hampton | Recurring | Main | ||||||||||
- Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Esq. (born Anna Mae Harkness): A high-profile defense attorney who teaches a class at Middleton University.[6]
- Billy Brown as Detective Nate Lahey: Annalise's lover who tries to prove Sam's involvement in the Lila Stangard murder and the main suspect in Sam's murder.[7]
- Alfred Enoch as Wesley "Wes" Gibbins (born Christophe Edmond): A student recently accepted off the wait list who later has a relationship with Rebecca. Wes is murdered in the mid-season finale of season three.
- Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh: A law student seen as ruthless and somewhat narcissistic by his peers and in a romantic relationship with Oliver. [8]
- Katie Findlay as Rebecca Sutter: Wes' mysterious neighbor and later girlfriend who becomes a suspect in the murder of Lila Stangard.[9] Rebecca is murdered in the basement of Annalise's house in the season one finale.[10]
- Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt: An ambitious student who wants to be successful like Annalise.[11]
- Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone: One of Annalise's students who comes from a privileged background.[12]
- Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo: An idealistic student who later has a relationship with Frank.[8] In season three, she enters a relationship with Wes. She becomes pregnant. The father is unknown but Frank and Wes both are potential fathers. [13]
- Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino: An employee of Annalise's firm who is not a lawyer but handles special duties requiring discretion.[14] Frank kills Lila Stangard in the first season finale, at the request of Sam Keating.[10]
- Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom, Esq.: An associate attorney in Annalise's firm.[15]
- Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton: An I.T. specialist with whom Connor is in a romantic relationship.[16]
Recurring and guest
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||||||||
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Tom Verica | Sam Keating | Recurring | |||||||||||
Megan West | Lila Stangard | Recurring | |||||||||||
Alysia Reiner | Wendy Parks | Recurring | |||||||||||
Arjun Gupta | Kan | Recurring | |||||||||||
Marcia Gay Harden | Hannah Keating | Recurring | |||||||||||
Cicely Tyson | Ophelia Harkness | Guest | Recurring | TBA | |||||||||
Sarah Burns | Emily Sinclair | Guest | Recurring | ||||||||||
Famke Janssen | Eve Rothlo | Recurring | |||||||||||
Kendrick Sampson | Caleb Hapstall | Recurring | |||||||||||
Amy Okuda | Catherine Hapstall | Recurring | |||||||||||
Jefferson White | Philip Jessup | Recurring | |||||||||||
Kelsey Scott | Rose Edmond | Recurring | TBA | ||||||||||
Lauren Vélez | Soraya Hargrove | Recurring | |||||||||||
Corbin Reid | Meggy Travers | Recurring | |||||||||||
Behzad Dabu | Simon Drake | Recurring | |||||||||||
Milauna Jackson | Renee Atwood | Recurring | |||||||||||
Matthew Risch | Thomas | Recurring | |||||||||||
Mary J. Blige | Hair Stylist #1 | Recurring | |||||||||||
Brett Butler | Trishelle Pratt | Recurring |
- Tom Verica as Professor Sam Keating: Annalise's husband, who had an affair with murdered student Lila Stangard, and was later killed.[17]
- Megan West as Lila Stangard: A sorority girl who was having an affair with Sam Keating at the time of her murder.[18]
- Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Hannah Keating: Sam Keating's sister and sister-in-law to Annalise; she is also a psychologist.[19]
- Alysia Reiner as D.A. Wendy Parks: A prosecutor who goes up against Annalise.[20]
- Kendrick Sampson as Caleb Hapstall: Annalise's client who is accused of murdering his adoptive parents.[21]
- Amy Okuda as Catherine Hapstall: Annalise's client who is accused of murdering her adoptive parents.[22]
- Sarah Burns as A.D.A. Emily Sinclair: The prosecutor in the case of the Hapstall siblings.
- Jefferson White as Philip Jessup: Caleb and Catherine's cousin and half-brother.
- Famke Janssen as Eve Rothlo: A lawyer specializing in death row cases and Annalise's former lover.[23]
- Kelsey Scott as Rose Edmond: Wes's mother.
- Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Harkness: Annalise's mother.
- Lauren Vélez as Soraya Hargrove: The president of a prestigious Philadelphia university who has a quaint friendship with Annalise.
- Corbin Reid as Meggy Travers: Wes's sweet and warm girlfriend.
- Behzad Dabu as Simon Drake : A strangely antagonistic student.
- Milauna Jackson as Renee Atwood : A lawyer who wants to bring Annalise down.
- Matthew Risch as Thomas : A guy who finds himself in the middle of the conflict going on between Connor and Oliver.
- Brett Butler as Trishelle Pratt : Michaela's adoptive mother.[24]
Production
Development
On August 19, 2013, ABC bought the original concept from Shondaland Productions, produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The script for the pilot episode was written by Grey's Anatomy supervising producer Peter Nowalk.[25] ABC ordered the pilot on December 19, 2013.[26] On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series[27] for the 2014–15 television season.[28] At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder will be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season.[29] The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis.[30] On October 9, 2014, ABC picked up the series for a full season of 15 episodes.[31]
The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015, by ABC.[32] The show was effectively confirmed as earning a second-season renewal for the 2015-16 season via a promo succeeding the first-season finale and an earlier statement by Viola Davis also confirming the renewal at the close of shooting for the first season.[33][34] It would contain 15 episodes, like the previous season.[35] Production began on May 21, 2015, with Shonda Rhimes announcing on Twitter that Peter Nowalk and his writers were in full swing mapping the second season.[36] The table read for the premiere occurred on July 14, 2015,[37] with the title of the episode being revealed at the same time.[38] Entertainment Weekly reported on July 23, 2015, that the identity of Rebecca's killer would be revealed in the season premiere.[39] A promotional poster was released over a month before the season premiere, on August 17, 2015.
The series was renewed for a third season on March 3, 2016, along with several other shows by ABC.[40] It was announced that the third season will premiere on September 22, 2016.[41] Production began on May 27, 2016, when showrunner Peter Nowalk announced on Twitter that the writer staff were in full swing mapping and writing the third season.[42] The table read for the premiere happened on July 6, 2016,[43] with filming starting a week later.[44] A promotional poster showcasing Viola Davis as Annalise Keeting, was released on August 9, 2016.[45] ABC released a promo for the third season on August 29, 2016.[46]
Writing
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Peter Nowalk talked about what will happen in the third season regarding Frank's disappearance he commented "Yes, I can see the three-piece suits and the hair product all falling apart. It’s more what Frank feels about himself". When talking about the trust between Annalise and Frank, Nowalk said that "...Frank has two choices: To run away and hope she never catches him, just to cut bait; or he can try to win his way back. That’s a long road."[47] Charlie Weber commented on Frank's whereabouts as he said to Entertainment Weekly "I think he’s hiding, and I think he’s alone. If he does have a lifeline, I don’t think it’s Laurel."[48]
Regarding Laurel, Nowalk said that Laurel's backstory with her family will be explored in the upcoming season, "I feel like it’s very present. The promise of our show is that we won’t dangle things out too long. The likelihood is yes. We’ve raised that question too many times not to answer it sooner than later." Michaela's backstory will also be explored as Nowalk said "We have so much to explore with her. Aja is so talented. I’m just excited to really delve into her personal life next year."[47] Talking to The Hollywood Reporter Nowalk said that the show will explore both Annalise and Nate's relationship and both their families.[49]
Casting
On January 21, 2014, Matt McGorry was the first to be announced as a regular cast member, playing a law student.[12] Throughout February and March 2014, other roles were announced as cast: Aja Naomi King,[11] Jack Falahee,[8] Alfred Enoch[8] and Karla Souza[8] as law students; Katie Findlay as a drug-dealing student;[9] Charlie Weber as a law associate to Professor Keating;[14] Billy Brown as Professor Keating's extra-marital love interest;[7] veteran actor and producer Tom Verica as Professor Keating's husband;[17] and Liza Weil as one of the professor's two associates.[15]
On February 25, 2014, it was announced that Shonda Rhimes had cast Viola Davis in the show's leading role of Professor Annalise Keating.[50] On August 11, 2014, it was announced that Orange is the New Black alum Alysia Reiner was cast as a prosecutor who would be going up against Annalise.[20] On November 4, 2014, it was announced that Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden was cast in the second half of the first season for a secret recurring role.[19] On December 15, 2014, it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson would appear in an episode in the second half of the season.[51]
It was announced on July 14, 2015, that the second season would introduce several new characters, including a family consisting of Caleb, Catherine and Helena Hapstall.[52] Katie Findlay will return to play the character Rebecca Sutter, who was killed in the first season finale.[53] On July 22, 2015, it was announced that Kendrick Sampson, known from The Vampire Diaries will join the cast in the second season and will be introduced in the season premiere.[54] On July 31, 2015, TVLine reported that Famke Janssen was cast as a brilliant, revered defense attorney for a multi-episode arc and will first appear in the season premiere.[55]
Matt Cohen was announced on August 11, 2015, to recur in the second season as Levi, who is described as a sexy, edgy working class guy. He will first appear in the second episode and will appear in a total of three episodes.[56] On August 31, 2015, Variety reported that Amy Okuda will play a recurring role, but details on Okuda's part were being kept under wraps.[22] Sherri Saum was announced to have been cast as a guest star on September 30, 2015.[57] On January 14, 2016, it was announced that Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin and Roxanne Hart would be joining the show to play the Mahoney family. Bethel will play Charles Mahoney, the Ivy League-educated son, with Arkin playing his father Wallace and Hart playing his mother Sylvia.[58]
After the second season finale, it was announced that Dexter-alum Lauren Vélez had been cast in a recurring role as the President of Middleton University. The role was described as “self-assured, friendly, warm and diplomatic.”[59] It was reported on August 6, 2016, that Esai Morales and Amy Madigan had been added to the show as guest stars for the third season.[60] Deadline announced on August 31, 2016, that Mary J. Blige had landed a guest role in the third season.[61]
Filming
The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles, California, at the University of Southern California; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at Bryn Mawr College; and in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, at Ursinus College.[62] It was directed by Michael Offer.[63]Production began on May 21, 2015, with Shonda Rhimes announcing on Twitter that Peter Nowalk and his writers were in full swing mapping the second season.[64] The table read for the premiere occurred on July 14, 2015,[65] with the title of the episode being revealed at the same time.[38]
Reception
Critical reception
The first season of How to Get Away with Murder received positive reviews, with most praising Viola Davis' performance. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 85%, based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "How to Get Away with Murder isn't conceptually original, but it delivers thrills with melodramatic twists and a captivating lead."[66] Metacritic gave season one of the show a score of 68 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[67]
Mary McNamara from Los Angeles Times wrote about Viola Davis' performance: "...all eyes are on Davis, Tony winner and Oscar nominee. Magnetic and intimidating, Davis creates an implacable surface beneath which shimmers all manner of fleet and startled emotions. Desire and fear, certainty, self-doubt and resolve are conjured in an instant with the angle of a glance, the lowering of an eyelid and then released as if they were never there." [68] Entertainment Weekly's Melissa Maerz described Davis' performance as "powerfully layered." [69] David Hinckle, from New York Daily News, said that the series does not serve up enough fun unlike Rhimes' other shows, Grey's Anatomy and Scandal.[70] Frazier Moore, Associated Press, wrote that the show "promises to be twisty, wicked, dark and fun. And it stars Viola Davis, who brings life to a character of endless calculations and mystery." [71]
The second season also received positive reviews. Lesley Brock, Paste Magazine, praised the second season writing: "I would not put it past How to Get Away with Murder, which has turned all other ABC show plot lines upside down on their heads and shown that nothing is impossible, to throw incest into an already haphazard mix." Brock gave the season a score of 9 out of 10.[72] Kyle Anderson, Entertainment weekly, wrote that with Davis at the front the show can get away with anything.[73]
Critics' top ten lists
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Ratings
The series pilot on September 25 set a record for DVR playback viewers with 6 million, surpassing the January 27, 2014, record of 5.6 million set by the pilot of The Blacklist.[76] The series premiere had more than 14 million viewers on live broadcast, and over 20 million with DVR.[77]
Season | Timeslot (EST) | Number of Episodes | Premiere | Finale | TV Season | Overall rank | 18–49 rank | Overall viewership | ||
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1 | 10:00 pm |
15 | 14.12[78] | 8.99[79] | 2014–15 | #30[80] | #12[80] | 11.40[80] | ||
2 | 15 | 8.38[81] | 5.29[82] | 2015–16 | #32[5] | #9[5] | 10.26[5] | |||
3 | 15 | 5.11[83] | TBA | N/A | 2016–17 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Season | Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 11 | Ep. 12 | Ep. 13 | Ep. 14 | Ep. 15 |
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Season 1 | 14.12 | 11.94 | 10.81 | 9.79 | 9.97 | 8.68 | 9.18 | 9.25 | 9.82 | 9.18 | 8.34 | 8.44 | 8.86 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
Season 2 | 8.38 | 7.53 | 7.22 | 6.81 | 6.95 | 6.27 | 6.49 | 6.71 | 7.19 | 5.82 | 4.88 | 4.86 | 4.53 | 4.80 | 5.29 |
Season 3 | 5.11 | 4.33 | 4.40 | 4.00 | 4.29 | 4.07 | 4.08 | 4.32 | 4.95 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Accolades
The first season of the show was awarded Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute and won Outstanding Drama Series at the 46th NAACP Image Awards and 26th GLAAD Media Awards. The show was also nominated for Favorite New TV Drama at the 41st People's Choice Awards and TV Drama of the Year at the GALECA awards. In 2016 the second season was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 47th NAACP Image Awards, Favorite Network TV Drama at the 42nd People's Choice Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards.
Viola Davis became the first black woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, also winning two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series and the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis also received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series, the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama. Other cast members have also received recognition for their performances, with Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King being nominated by the NAACP as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards. Cicely Tyson was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | American Film Institute Awards | Television Program of the Year | Won | [84] | |
TV Guide Award | Favorite New Show | Nominated | |||
2015 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominated | [85] |
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominated | [86] | |
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominated | |||
EWwy Award | Best Drama Series | Nominated | [87] | ||
GALECA Award | TV Drama of the Year | Nominated | [88] | ||
TV Performance of the Year - Actress | Viola Davis | Nominated | |||
26th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | [89] | ||
72nd Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Viola Davis | Nominated | [90] | |
46th NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | [91] | ||
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Won | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Aja Naomi King | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alfred Enoch | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series | Erika Green Swafford ("Let's Get to Scooping") | Won | |||
OFTA Television Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominated | [92] | |
41st People's Choice Awards | Favorite New TV Drama | Nominated | [93] | ||
Favorite Actress In A New TV Series | Viola Davis | Won | |||
67th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Won | [94] | |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominated | |||
21st Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Won | [95] | |
31st TCA Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Viola Davis | Nominated | [96] | |
2016 | 31st Artios Awards | Casting, Television Pilot: Drama | Linda Lowy, Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, Jamie Castro | Nominated | [97] |
6th Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominated | [98] | |
73rd Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Viola Davis | Nominated | [99] | |
47th NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [100] | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Viola Davis | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alfred Enoch | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series | Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill ("Mama's Here Now") | Nominated | |||
42nd People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Nominated | [101] | ||
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Viola Davis | Nominated | |||
22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Won | [102] | |
27th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [103] | ||
Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Actress | Viola Davis | Nominated | [104] | |
Best Drama Guest Actress | Famke Janssen | Nominated | |||
68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominated | [105] | |
Broadcast
How to Get Away with Murder airs on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern. ABC pushed Grey's Anatomy and Scandal to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., creating an all-night block of Shonda Rhimes-produced dramas airing on Thursdays, a rarity in American television.[106] It was announced on July 14, 2014, that the series would debut September 25, 2014.[1] In Canada, the series airs with sim-subbing of advertising in same timeslot on CTV, though it airs three hours earlier before the original ABC timeslot in the Atlantic Time Zone on CTV Atlantic in the Maritime Provinces.[107][108]
The series began airing on TV2 in New Zealand and the Seven Network in Australia on February 10, 2015[109][110] In Australia, the show moved to 7flix from the second half of season two onwards and like in the US, airs in a programming block dedicated to Shonda Rhimes-produced dramas including Grey's Anatomy and Scandal.[111]
In Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia the show airs on Sony Channel (Asia) within 12 hours of its original broadcast.[112] In India, it airs on Star World Premiere.[113]
DVD releases and online availability
The series's DVD releases currently consist of the first, second seasons. Netflix currently streams two seasons in many countries. The third season is also streaming on Hulu with new episodes airing every Friday. The show is available via traditional by-episode purchase by most online video retailers, including iTunes.
- Season 1
The DVD released was first released in Region 1 on August 4, 2015.[114]
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- Season 2
The DVD was first released in Region 1 on June 21, 2016.[115]
The Complete Second Season | |||||
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June 21, 2016 | November 14, 2016 | TBA |
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